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1773, New Zealand's first sheep released
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7 May
7 May
1846
Devastating landslide at Lake Taupō
A devastating landslide obliterated the Ngāti Tūwharetoa village of Te Rapa on the south-west shore of Lake Taupō.
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1856
Henry Sewell becomes the country’s first premier
Sewell held the position for just 14 days before being replaced by his provincialist rival William Fox, whose ministry lasted just over a week.
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1888
Anti-Chinese hysteria in Dunedin
A meeting in Dunedin presided over by the mayor unanimously called for a ban on further Chinese immigrants.
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This Week in History
20 May
1773
New Zealand's first sheep released
21 May
1840
Hobson proclaims British sovereignty over New Zealand
22 May
1884
First New Zealand rugby team in action
23 May
1861
First major gold rush in Otago
24 May
1854
Parliament's first sitting in Auckland
25 May
1861
The
Press
goes to press
26 May
1879
Parihaka ploughing campaign begins